Great Writers, Toni Morrison, SONG OF SOLOMON

Published: 1977, 352 pages

Dialectic Journal/Lesson Plans; 91 pages, 42,292 words

After re-reading this again, I was surprised to app, and appreciate the "architecture" of how Morrison constructs a story--The suicide of a an insurance agent, the birth of an African-American in a hospital nearby, the baby, Macon Dead, grows up and not exactly feeling at home he begins a search of his family, fleeing slavery, and a shocking  discovery of himself, and the purifying thrill of Macon's last act--Morrison weaves a story of corruption and epiphany in Song of Solomon.  She takes a biblical reference and applies it to the Black diaspora.  Truelly, a masterpiece by one of America's greatest writers.